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Abu Dhabi Sov Wealth Manager Missing After Plane Crash

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ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The managing director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), considered the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, is missing after a glider plane crash in Morocco, the state news agency WAM said on Friday

Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan is also a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family.

“Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan … was in a crash of a glider which was airborne in Morocco. The pilot was rescued and is in good condition and the search for His Highness is still continuing,” WAM said in a statement.

(Reporting by Raissa Kasolowsky; Editing by Amran Abocar)